FEBRUARY- DECEMBER 2010Greek food and holiday lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy the “Taste of Greece with a twist” in selected UK restaurants, starting with the Cookbook cafe at the InterContinental London Park lane (1 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7QY), from the 22nd to 28th of February, following the next month in the Beehive Pub (126 Crawford Street, London, W1U 6BF) from 1st to 20th March.
From February to December 2010, more than 35 restaurants, bars and hotel restaurants will challenge their customers to savour dishes inspired by the Greek cuisine and prepared solely with Greek products. Foodies across the country visiting the “Taste of Greece” restaurants will live the ultimate gastronomic experience, enjoy the “twisted” Greek recipes and delicious Greek cocktails and enter the competitions to win luxury trips to Greece, offered by Aegean airlines, Aldemar Hotels and CV Travel.
The “Taste of Greece” launching event took place on the 9th of February at the Cookbook Café (InterContinental London Park Lane) with impressive demonstrations of Modern Greek dishes by the country’s best chefs and world’s best barman! UK chefs and journalists UK had a chance to experience the culinary skills of Christoforos Peskias and Stelios Parliaros and cocktail ‘mixologist’ Aristotelis Papadopoulos. Throughout the day they indulged in the tastes of Trachana soup, the mysteries of mastic in a feta cheese mousse, Pork Belly Souvlaki, all watered down with Tzatziki Martinis, Baklava Martinis and crisp Greek wine!
Stay tuned for updates about more “Taste of Greece” venues, visiting http://www.tasteofgreece.co.uk
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